Torba Province
13°45′S 167°30′E / 13.750°S 167.500°E
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Torba (or TorBa) is the northernmost province of Vanuatu. It consists of the Banks Islands and the Torres Islands.
The province's name is derived from the initial letters of TORres and BAnks.
Population
The province has a population of 9,359 people[1] and an area of 882 square kilometres (341 square miles). Its capital is Sola on Vanua Lava.
Islands
These are the main islands of Torba Province, excluding smaller and uninhabited islets.
- Banks Islands
| Name | Population | Area in km2 |
|---|---|---|
| Gaua | 2,491 | 342 |
| Kwakéa | 26 | |
| Merelava | 647 | |
| Merig | 12 | |
| Mota | 683 | 9,5 |
| Motalava | 1,451 | 24 |
| Ra | 189 | 0,5 |
| Ureparapara | 437 | 39 |
| Vanua Lava | 2,597 | 314 |
- Torres Islands
| Name | Population | Area in km2 |
|---|---|---|
| Hiw | 269 | 51 |
| Linua | 0 | |
| Lo | 210 | |
| Metoma | 13 | |
| Tegua | 58 | |
| Toga | 276 |
Culture and languages
The Torba province is home to seventeen languages, all Oceanic.[2][3]
References
- ^
"2009 National Census of Population and Housing: Summary Release" (PDF). Vanuatu National Statistics Office. 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ François (2012).
- ^ List and map of the 17 languages of Torba province.
Bibliography
- François, Alexandre (2012), "The dynamics of linguistic diversity: Egalitarian multilingualism and power imbalance among northern Vanuatu languages" (PDF), International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 214: 85–110, doi:10.1515/ijsl-2012-0022
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